David Caldervood
Calder\vood, David, A Celebrated Divine Of The Church Of Scotland, Was Horn, As Appears From Baillie's Letters, In 1575. He Was, From His Earliest Years, Des Tined For The Ministry : And Accordingly His Attention Was Peculiarly Directed To The Study Of Divinity, In Which, While Yet A Very Young ...
David Garrick
Garrick, David, The Celebrated English Comedian, Was Born In The City Of Hereford, And Baptized On The 20th Of February 1716. Ills Grandfather Was A French Mer Chant, Who, On The Revocation Of The Edict Of Nantz, Fled To England With Other Protestants, And Settled In London. His Father, Peter ...
David Gregory
Gregory, David, Dr, A Celebrated Astronomer And Mathematician, Was The Nephew Of The Subject Of The Pre Ceding Article, And The Eldest Son Of David Gregory Of Kin• Nairche. He Was Born At Aberdeen In The Year 1661, And After Receiving His Education At The Grammar School Of That Town, ...
David Hartley
Hartley, David, Was Born On The 30th Of August 1705. He Was The Son Of A Respectable Clergyman, Vicar Of Armley, In The County Of York, Where He Died, Leaving Be Hind Him Eight Children. The Subject Of This Article Was Brought Up By A Mrs Brooksbank, Who Lived Near ...
David Ijume
Ijume, David, An Eminent Historian, Metaphysician, And General Literary Character, Was The Younger Son Of A Very Respectable Scottish Family, And Was Born At Edin Burgh On The 26th Of April 1711. He Lost His Father When An Infant, And The Care Of His Education Devolved On His Mother, Whom ...
De Caioens
Ca\ioens, De, The Epic Poet Of Portugal, Was Born At Lisbon In 1517. Ills Family Was Of Con Siderable Note, And Originally Spanish. His Misfortunes Began Early In Life. In His Infancy, His Father, Simon Vaz Tie Camoens, Commander Of A Vessel, Was Ship. Wrecked At Goa, Where, With His ...
De Lille
De Lille Our Rfinagination. The Particular And Minute Beauties Of This Popular Poem We Need Not Trouble Our Readers With Pointing Out. Its General Characteristic Merits Are An Un Affected Elevation And Sweetness Of Sentiment, Terse And Comprehensive Description Of Rural Scenery, And A Style Of Pure And Transparent Simplicity. ...
De Thoyras Paul Rapin
Rapin, De Thoyras Paul, A French Historian, Cele Brated Chiefly For His History Of England, Was Born On The 26th Mai Ch, 1661, At Castres In Languedoc. After Going Through The Usual Routine Of Education, He Went To Study Law At Nantes, Where His Father Was An Advocate. At The ...
Decorations
Decorations Anciently, (besides What Belonged To The Orders,) Consisted Of Sculpture And Painting. In The Pa Laces And Temples Of Upper Egypt, The Walls Are Com Pletely Covered With Sculptures, And The Ceilings By Paintings. In The Numerous Splendid Tombs Both The Walls And Ceilings Are Frequently Covered With Paintings; ...
Description Of Sextants
Description Of Sextants. The History Of The Sextant Having Been Already De Tailed In Our Article On Navigation, We Shall Add No Thing Farther On This Subject, But Proceed To The De Scription Of Hadley's Instrument. This Valuable Instrument Is Shown In Fig. 5 Of Plate Cccclxxxvii. The Contrivance Of ...
Descriptive
Descriptive Eli:am:herm Electricity, Is That Branch Of The Science Which Describes All The Various Phenomena Which Are Either Produced, Or Supposed To Be Produced, By The Same Cause As The Phenomena Of Excited Amber. It Na Turally Divides Itself Into Three Heads : 1. The P:ienome Na Of Electricity Produced ...
Descriptive Geometry
Geometry, Descriptive, The Name Given To A Branch Of Geometry, Which Has Of Late Years Been Much Cultivated By The French Mathematicians, And In Particular By Mongc, Who May Be Regarded As Its Inventor. Its Object Is To Represent On A Plane, Which Has But Two Dimensions, Any Object Which ...
Determinate Proportions
Proportions, Determinate, In Chemistry, Are Those Invariable And Fixed Proporttons, In Which Ele Mentary Substances Combine To Form Cumpouud Bodies, Organic As Well As Inorganic. It Appears That Whenever The Idea Of Bodies Composed Of Simple Elements Had Begun To Be Formed, It Was Looked Upon As Certain, That The ...
Dicholophus
Dicholophus, Illig. Tern. Lophorhynchus, Vieil. Lamedea, Lath. Cariama, Or Screamer. Bill Longer Than The Head, Strong, Arched, Cleft Even Under The Eyes, Depressed At The Base, Compressed At The Tip, Which Is Curved And A Little Hooked ; Nasal Foss Large; Nostrils In The Middle Of The Bill Small, Open ...
Didelphis
Didelphis. One Species, Referred To This Genus, Has Been Found By Cuvier In The Vicinity Of Paris; And As It Will Interest And Instruct The Reader Of This Article, To See By What Means This Indefatigable And Acute Naturalist Was Enabled To Effect His Purposes, And What Was The Kind ...
Diego De Almagro
Almagro, Diego De, Was Born About The Year But Very Little Is Known Concerning His Parentage, Or The Place Of His Nativity. Lie Is Said To Have Been A Foundling, And To Have Derived His Name From The Village In Which He Was Exposed. He Was Meanly Educated, And Received ...
Dimensions Of Ships
Dimensions Of Ships. Mr. Derrick Informs Us That The Dimensions Of The Establishment Of 1755, Recorded In The Above Table, Were Determined From The Proposals Which The Lords Commissioners Of The Admiralty Directed The Flag Officers, The Surveyor Of The Navy, And The Master Shipwrights Of The Dockyards, After Consultation, ...
Domes Vaults
Vaults, Domes, Or Groins.-a Vault Is An Interior Roof, Rising In A Concave Direction From The Walls On Which It Rests, Either In A Continued Arch From Side To Side,—in Which Case The Section Is Semicircular, Or A Section Of A Circle Less Than A Semicircle,—or Else Meet Ing The ...